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Choir gives support to Admiral Nurses

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The Newchurch Male Voice Choir supports all the services and staff who work for dementia patients on the Island, by…

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In a long letter to the Isle of Wight Observer, published on 30th September 1854, engineer Mr Morey takes a…

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Clarence Road Evangelical Church, in East Cowes, has recently upgraded its facilities. A small group of Christians meet regularly in…

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Lord-Lieutenant, Susie Sheldon, has presented A.J Wells & Sons with the prestigious King’s Award. Founded in 1972 on the Isle…

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We asked 15 questions to ExxonMobil about the proposed CO2 pipeline across the Isle of Wight. There has been a…

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The Lord Louis Library in Newport is scheduled to undergo essential maintenance from Monday, 14 October, and is expected to…

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Work to improve sections of a busy Shanklin thoroughfare is being planned by Island Roads for later this month. Landguard…

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A town council has written to the Isle of Wight Council, raising a “failure” of “proper process” and “due diligence”…

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